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From reading, 10 new words and their definitions

From The Hobbit

Throng – a large group of people gathered or crowded closely together;

Transcription – the process of writing something down

Primly – very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude

Seldom – almost never

Inconveniencing – causing problems or difficulties for someone

Goblin – small, ugly creature that is harmful to humans

Quarrelling – arguing

Incantations – the performance of words that are believed to have a magical effect when spoken or sung

Troll – an imaginary, either very large or very small creature in traditional Scandinavian stories, that has magical powers and lives in mountains or caves

From Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hard Luck

Entourage – a group of attendants or associates.

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    jnorth

    Hello Arthur,

    I re-read ‘The Hobbit’ last year just before the film came out. I still think it’s magical. I think Peter Jackson’s films really do marry well – they match my imagination. Despite this, I can’t help but wonder what Guilermo Del Toro’s adaptation of ‘The Hobbit’ would have looked like; probably a dark and twisted shire.

    I like the sound of incantation – how about you? Do any of these words make it into your favourite words?

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